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Officer Cleared In Fatal Shooting

A Queens grand jury on Thursday declined to bring criminal charges against a New York Police Department detective who shot and killed an unarmed motorist following a chaotic highway chase last year.

The grand jury made the decision regarding the death of 22-year-old National Guardsman Noel Polanco after meeting nine times over five weeks, according to a statement by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Because grand jury action is...